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The Deadly Serious Problem That We Can Make Better With a Little Laughter
Global Warming

The Deadly Serious Problem That We Can Make Better With a Little Laughter

Late-night comics are teaching millions of Americans about climate science.

Smallpox could be way younger than we thought
Health

Smallpox could be way younger than we thought

Those ancient smallpox victims may have succumbed to something else entirely

How to Use Social Psychology to Squash Discrimination
Psychology

How to Use Social Psychology to Squash Discrimination

How you can use social psychology to squash discrimination

Does The Law Protect Users From Social Media Surveillance?
Social Media

Does The Law Protect Users From Social Media Surveillance?

Legal experts weigh in on a company collecting and selling user data to police

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Technology

Squeezing Juice At 6,000 Atmospheres Of Pressure Makes Fast, Fresh Cocktails On Tap

At the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, drinks for 20,000

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Pollution

Specialized Cosmetics Protect Skin From Air Pollution

These products are supposed to protect your skin against harmful air pollutants. Do they do what their manufacturers claim?

Jim Harris holding the final iteration of the Touch-And-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism.
Science

How A Plastic Cup Became A History-Making Mechanism

An asteroid high-five 10 years in the making

The Most Social Man On The Planet
Technology

The Most Social Man On The Planet

In just 12 years, Mark Zuckerberg built an empire of 1.71 billion followers. His next goal: to friend the rest of humanity.

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Health

Do Infusions Of Young People’s Blood Really Have Health Benefits?

Peter Thiel's latest quest for youth might TK

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Robots

Can Technology Help Treat Pedophiles?

"Forbidden Research" weighs the risks and opportunities

What Is Electric Brain Stimulation And Should You Try It?
Health

What Is Electric Brain Stimulation And Should You Try It?

Promising therapy or dangerous DIY Brain hack

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Vaccines

The Alarming Battle Over Who Gets To Study Zika

In the early days of the outbreak, gaining access to the Brazilian strain was merely a game of chance

State Court To Decide Whether Algorithms Should Determine Prison Sentences
Technology

State Court To Decide Whether Algorithms Should Determine Prison Sentences

Will algorithms remove bias or simply reinforce it?

New Tech Startup Is Poised To Disrupt The Personal Assistant Market
AI

New Tech Startup Is Poised To Disrupt The Personal Assistant Market

Meet Viv

Creative A.I. Dreams Up 3D-Printed Objects
AI

Creative A.I. Dreams Up 3D-Printed Objects

Evolving algorithm learns to sculpt based on feedback from a deep neural network

I Tried Everything Silicon Valley Told Me Was Healthy
Technology

I Tried Everything Silicon Valley Told Me Was Healthy

Spoiler: A lot of it didn't make me feel great

How Crisis Text Line Is (Carefully) Sharing What Users Say
Health

How Crisis Text Line Is (Carefully) Sharing What Users Say

Largest Collection Of Crisis Data Goes To Select Researchers This Week

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Technology

An Exclusive Look Inside the Super-Secret AI Startup Viv

NASA Is Trying To Figure Out What A Mysterious Object Near Pluto Is
Pluto

NASA Is Trying To Figure Out What A Mysterious Object Near Pluto Is

Again, New Horizons has detected a 90 mile-wide Kuiper Belt Object in the outer solar system..